Auto Injuries Specialist

The Vanguard Clinic

Integrative Medical Clinics located in St. Louis, MO

Neck, back, and spinal cord injuries are some of the most common injuries for those involved in car accidents. The integrative medical and chiropractic team at The Vanguard Clinic in St. Louis recommends getting treatment after an auto injury as soon as possible. Waiting to seek pain relief can lead to chronic, debilitating conditions. If you were in a car accident, call today or schedule an appointment online, so you can get the treatment you need and get back to living your life.

Auto Injuries Q & A

What are the Symptoms of Whiplash?

Whiplash is a common auto injury that causes neck pain and stiffness. If you were rear-ended, causing your head to suddenly jerk backward and forward, you may experience the painful symptoms of whiplash. The sudden, forceful motion of your head can injure vertebrae, the discs between your vertebrae, muscles, ligaments, and nerves in your neck. This can cause severe pain along with decreased mobility, headaches, and dizziness if left untreated.

Other common whiplash symptoms include:

Headaches at the base of your skull

Tingling or numbness in your arms

Shoulder and upper back pain

Fatigue

Blurred vision

Less range of motion

Memory problems

It sometimes takes weeks or even months for whiplash symptoms to completely go away, but the experienced team at The Vanguard Clinic offers a variety of treatment options to help relieve your painful symptoms, so you can get back to your daily activities.

Why Does My Back Hurt After an Auto Accident?

Even if you weren't seriously injured in a fender bender, you may experience back pain. Lower back injuries are common after an auto accident, as it's easy to strain muscles that support your spine. Herniated discs can also cause pain and limit your mobility.

The experienced chiropractic and medical team at The Vanguard Clinic offer integrative therapies that help relieve your pain. Additionally, the team pays careful attention to your symptoms and thoroughly identifies the source of the pain from your auto injury. Their goal is to get you fully functioning again, with the most noninvasive techniques and therapies, rather than just masking your symptoms with medications.

How Do Chiropractic Treatments Relieve Pain from Auto Injuries?

Chiropractic treatments involve gentle adjustments and rehabilitative exercises. These noninvasive, safe therapies relieve pain in your back, neck, and other injured areas and help restore mobility and flexibility. Chiropractic adjustments can relieve the discomfort not only in your lower back, legs, but just about anywhere your body hurts as a result of your auto accident injuries.

The multidisciplinary team at The Vanguard Clinic takes a whole-person approach to treating your pain, so it doesn't turn into a chronic condition. Their goal is to help you have a full recovery without dependence on prescription medication. They work to improve your flexibility and strengthen injured muscles along your spine, so you're at less of a risk of injuring them again, and so your spine is properly aligned to allow long-term healing.

Call or schedule an appointment online today so that you can begin your road to recovery after an auto accident.